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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0375   CAS 0370-0375; Vase
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Vase
Culture Hopi-Tewa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa
Maker's Name Hattie Carl (?) (active 1900-1951)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Cylindrical vase with flat base, rounded sides, and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with red slip, and lightly burnished, but otherwise undecorated; Floral signature painted in black on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.1, Rim Diam = 7.5, Max Diam = 9.7